Kuwait vs OECD members: Urban population, per capita
Kuwait
1 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.8132 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
OECD members rank
4th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1 units per person against 0.8132 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.1868 units per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7835 units per person | 0.6404 units per person | 0.143 units per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.8779 units per person | 0.6854 units per person | 0.1925 units per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.9716 units per person | 0.7131 units per person | 0.2585 units per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.9818 units per person | 0.7406 units per person | 0.2413 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9975 units per person | 0.7719 units per person | 0.2256 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 0.7985 units per person | 0.2015 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 0.8102 units per person | 0.1898 units per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 1 units per person against 0.8132 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 0.1868 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.